kielbasa
Americannoun
plural
kielbasas, kielbasynoun
Etymology
Origin of kielbasa
First recorded in 1950–55; from Polish kiełbasa “sausage,” cognate with Czech klobása, dialectal Serbo-Croatian klobasa, Bulgarian kŭlbása, Russian kolbasá; further origin uncertain
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Foo, 43, and her husband and 2-year-old son were eating a kielbasa dinner by candlelight, with the electricity already out.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2025
If you often purchase sausages or kielbasa for quick, weeknight meals or in anticipation of grilling season, you may want to take a quick look in your kitchen.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2024
A little bit of sausage — either chorizo or kielbasa — floating amid the veggies adds richness, body and a brawny kick.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023
At 10 a.m., the line for a hot dog or kielbasa at Al’s Gourmet Sausage was 15 deep.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2022
The scratch was shallow, but the area surrounding the abrasion was as red and swollen as a chain of kielbasa sausage.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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